May 10-11, 2023 · In-Person at the Gleacher Center

Spring 2023 Coase Project Conference

HOSTED BY

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Robin Burgess, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science; Director, International Growth Centre (IGC)
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Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, UChicago; Director, Becker Friedman Institute (BFI)
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LOCATION

University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Room 208

450 Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

The Coase Project Conference aims to deepen and elevate the fields of climate, energy, and environmental economics. During this two-day conference hosted at the University of Chicago, a leading group of interdisciplinary scholars joined UChicago’s Michael Greenstone and the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Robin Burgess to present their research and participated in creative and innovative conversations to confront the global energy and environment challenge.

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CONFERENCE PHOTOS

Spring 2023 Coase Project Conference

 

Tuesday, May 9

Note: All times listed are CST.

6:30-9:00 PM | Welcome Dinner

Roka Akor

445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

Wednesday, May 10

Note: All times listed are CST. All presentations will take place in Room 208.

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast – 220 Lounge

8:55 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks

Robin Burgess, London School of Economics

Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Macroeconomics and Climate Change

Christian Gollier, Toulouse School of Economics

Per Krusell, Stockholm University

Ishan Nath, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Break

11:00- 11:30 a.m. | Environmental Permits, Regulatory Capacity, and Firm Outcomes

Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:30 – 12:00 p.m. | The Origins and Control of Forest Fires in the Tropics

Clare Balboni, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch – 220 Lounge

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Carbon Prices and Forest Preservation Over Space and Time in the Brazilian Amazon

Lars Peter Hansen, University of Chicago

1:45-2:15 p.m. | Do Transportation Networks Facilitate Adaptation to Environmental Extremes?

Dave Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:15-2:45p.m. | Adverse Selection in Carbon Offset Markets: Evidence from the Clean Development Mechanism in China

Nicholas Ryan, Yale University

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Break

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Environmental Consequences of Hydrocarbon Transportation Policy

Ryan Kellogg, University of Chicago

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Dynamic Climate Adaptation

Christopher Costello, University of California, Santa Barbara

4:00- 5:00 p.m. | Facing our Responsibilities: Sustainability Funding and Structuring a Climate Fund for Low Income Countries

Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourns

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Conference Dinner

Ema

74 West Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60654

Thursday, May 11

Note: All times listed are CST. All presentations will take place in Room 208.

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast – 220 Lounge

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Environment and Productivity

Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John van Reenan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Break

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Pollution Exposure and Health: The Role of Private Actions and Environmental Externalities in Nairobi

Susanna Berkouwer, University of Pennsylvania

11:30 – 12:00 p.m. | Water Works: Causes and Consequences of Safe Drinking Water in America

Joseph Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Climate Beliefs and Migration Choices in Bangladesh

Gharad Bryan, London School of Economics

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Can the Regulation of Fugitive Methane Emissions from Fracking Work? Experimental Evidence from Colorado

Michael Greenstone, University of Chicago

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch – 220 Lounge

2:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourns